New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-28
EXPLAINING THE TnIsTLE's DEFEAT.


EXPLAINING THE THIsTLpS DEFEAT.
MR. BELL NOT AT ALL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BARR's SUSPICIOUS HINTS.
s,on "a the Thistle reached her anchorage at 1omp-
kp,yille Mr. Watson went ashore. Mt Bell, MI. Hsru
and the other members OF the party were sun On ooeA
when reporter went on board They were standing In
n group and talking the fortunes OF the Day iue
sailors were busy taking down the big mahsaii
Mr. Bell was not By any means downhearted over INC
Tbtles first serious defeat He took "a the fortune Oh
war and .aid Better luck next time His bearing was
calculated TO keep up the dropping spirits OF all us o
lowers and there marked difference between his
hearty come veal come woe" demeanor ana tha' VI
poor Captain Barr. wao was certainly n'Ne u'"A
hearted.
too FAR BEUtNp TO CHEER GENERAL PAINE.
"Nr Roll how was IL YOU got into that calm OF the
Long Island shore right at the besnninsi asked the To-
porter. II, 49,.
.Itwas simply bad luck. We thought we would get
to some wind over there 49,
And why did you take that extra ies' WHICH INC WV
81 don't know Captain Barr thought that was the
best and it was acting his judgment that that was
done"
..Dii not IL cause you to lose the racep
cit undoubtedly had something 10 do with IT, inc
Volunteer got the best OF us In that calm ana KEEP. ner
advantage right through. only sorry could not
Give General Paine q British cheer was TOO iar De-
hind / was very much pleased WITH the Kindy recep-
ton which tho Thistle got from the steamers wnen she
came In The whistling and cheering they gave us al
most made up for the harm they did us before"
THE THISTLE To BE EXAMINED.
CAPTAIN Barr said hs did not know what to make OF It,
"we lost the race" he added, and that's all
| And why did you loser
.simply because the boat could not sail fast enough"
"And why was thatF
cannot possibly account for 1t. except there is some
thing the matter with her. thiak there Is something
| her
10 me to do well she did even before
she was put the dock and when her bottom was tou
I could tell Ivy looking at the water that We were not
going ms fast as we have gone under similar crcum'
stances"
Aby.sandcr here interected the question: You say
there Is something the matter with her bottom Now are
there ANY suspcons ground for suspicion that all
IA not right and that there has been some underhand
work."
The captain stroked his beard modify and courteously
replied We don't know but we intend to see exactly
what IL wrong. Mr.swatson has gone to try TO get
dock to put her into and to have her thoroughly over
hauled before Thursday"
~Oh I think wen manage Now, l don't Know
whether is but Is possible that something may %
racing the trek on kotaes say on s the
dossed and sailed badly day two III at last we
found the paint had all gone into nt.e ar puo-
yery much And yet thought that the paint
thoroughly dry THIS time before she taken OF the
don't know what to mako OF It. There is something
wrong with tho boat and" he concluded despondeny;
What VAS your object In taking that extra leg at the
beginning OF to-dsys race :" asked the reporter
IN wa. simply because we thought we could get some
wind in there"
DELAYED ny EXCURSION BOATS.
The Thstle's officers and all indignant ut the
ex curson steamers, which they said had inerered with
them considerably. Captain Barr sad They bothered
ia terribly None OF then In way II Is true;
4. frop, fhah eut tn fha nd
The washings came both sides and In font WELL"
Charlie " Barr the shippers younger brother, who
has sailed with him to victory In the Clara said
"weu have to bring gunboat next tiuo we come
across keep the course clear! This has been our
| Flodden: but never mind-Bannockburn's to come"
Mate Aeck Mckenzie said glumly: "Ihis has been
gey bad day but never mind, wen pay them hot
Yes indeed, IT'S been bad day" said Thistle sup
porter who aboard with se0tands emblem In his
Hoot.toot," quoh Captain Kerr eheerily. It's
surely no withered Time enough for that when We
captan Barr held the tller Of the Thistle all through
the race except S the a Mr. billiard Of the
opinion that Thistle had actually sailed better before
sie got to the line than after she started
Mr. Bell and his party dined in The evening on the
yacht Mystery
THE VICTORY QUIETLY CELEBRATED.
The victorious Volunteer was snug at her anchorage
off Bay Ridge long before the Thistle got to hers at
Tompkinsvle General Paine, Designer Burgess and
party ashore immediately and proceeded to the city
ON the GAO boat The Generals friends and guests
were George Richards, DR. Bryant Joseph r. Bush, OF
the Mlschief T. A. Willard. Joseph Fay and Mr. wylie.
Of the Thistle who represented the Royal Clyde Yacht
Club -
Latham A. Fish, who vas board the Thistle on be-
half OF the Cup COMMITTEES, arrived at the Volunteer
shortly after she anchored and rendered his congratu
lations. -
When reporter visited her he found everyone happy
and glorious the song says But the exultati0n
subdned and there undue expressions or JOY
On the contrary everyone concerned was very quiet
and rs Captain Bars turn to talk freely, so it
was Captain Hank HATS turn to be reserved He Is too
good seaman and good sportsman TO haloo before
he IA ont OF the wood. At the time he calmly
| confident Said he In talking OF the race:
After made that first squirt there was no rncas
| ness on board. We felt that we had the race"
Like Captain Barr he complained or being
banketed by the big steamers, especially after pass
| ing the Thistle.
when we got the lead" he said, "they sometimes
came so close that their wash swept deck
signalled them keep back and they would obey II
for tho tus and get right back again believe
they made lose several minutes on the hnal reach
Some of the crew who were commenting on the days
proceedings referred to the fact that when the Thistle
lacked 10 starbeard the Volunteer which WAS on the
port tack, continued her They Inclined
10 think that the Thistle tackled to starboard with the
hope thai the Volunteer would follow suit and 20 allow